
MONDAY, May 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Your achy joints may suggest that you take it easy. Don’t listen to them, experts say.If it hurts when you get up from a chair or climb stairs, you might have osteoarthritis. If so, it’s best to keep moving.“While the pain from osteoarthritis worsens with activity and improves with rest, exercise is still the most cost-effective treatment for it,†said Dr. Kathryn Dao, an associate professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “Studies have shown exercise can build cartilage, strengthen muscles, and improve joint function and bone mass. Patients who exercise also have better balance and a lower risk of falling,†Dao, a rheumatology specialist, said in a medical center news release. This type of arthritis...